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Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation

Disclaimer: This content is for example purposes only, created during the G20 DRR Hackathon by Team MapleByte. A full disclaimer is provided in the footer.

“The Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation (Intact Centre) is an applied research institute at the University of Waterloo. Since its founding in 2015 with a gift from Intact Financial Corporation, Canada’s largest property and casualty insurer, the Intact Centre has developed numerous guidelines to mitigate extreme weather risk. It collaborates with residents, communities, governments, and businesses to identify and reduce risks associated with climate change, such as flooding, wildfire, and extreme heat. The Intact Centre is frequently quoted in the media, consistently emphasizing the urgent need to address the impacts of climate change and extreme weather.” (Source: Intact Centre website)

Transitioning from Rhetoric to Action: Integrating Physical Climate Change and Extreme Weather Risk into Institutional Investing (July 2023)

Written by Kathryn Bakos and Dr. Blair Feltmate, this report forms the basis of the Climate Risk Matrices framework we incorporated into the hybrid PRR logical model we are using in this application (as described elsewhere in this content).

As it is described on their website: “This report presents a practical means to factor climate change and extreme weather risk into institutional investing. Climate Risk Matrices (CRM) offer industry-specific standardization and are a practical tool to prioritize the top means by which climate-related events may negatively impact business continuity, while simultaneously identifying actions investors should expect a company to take to mitigate prioritized risks. “

Climate-Ready Infographics

Intact Centre also publish numerous infographics to quickly summarize effective and inexpensive means Canadians can use to protect their homes and properties from perils including Extreme Heat, Flooding, and Wildfire.

Further Reading